No one was injured early Wednesday when a vehicle broke through a brick wall of the Supermercado grocery store on Waukegan’s south side and the driver left the scene with the car still inside the building, according to Waukegan police.

Cmdr. Joe Florip said the driver of the vehicle fled the store on foot, and investigators are processing the vehicle for evidence. Florip added that police had no further comment on the incident, which occurred at 739 S. Jackson St.

Steve Lenzi, fire marshal for the Waukegan Fire Department, said the vehicle pushed a cooler into the store after crashing through the wall around 8:30 a.m., but there were no injuries.

“No one was in that area (of the store),” Lenzi said. “At first there looked to be a problem with the structure, but it was finally secured.”

Damage was estimated at $60,000 to $70,000.

Waukegan Fire Department

A large cooler can be seen on the right after it was pushed into the Supermercado on South Jackson Street in Waukegan on June 13, 2018, after a car drove into the building.

A large cooler can be seen on the right after it was pushed into the Supermercado on South Jackson Street in Waukegan on June 13, 2018, after a car drove into the building. (Waukegan Fire Department)